On the 6 – 11 November, 2018, Earthlore facilitated an Agroecology Orientation Course specifically for small scale farmers. The course was held at Enaleni Farm in KZN, South Africa and was led by Farmer and Agroecologist, Richard Haigh. The participants were accompanied by Earthlore’s Method Gundidza. A summary report of…

Within sight of the snow-capped Cotopaxi volcano, in Ecuador’s capital city of Quito, Gaia joined activists, academics, indigenous leaders and students, for an historic International Rights of Nature Symposium, 27th-28th September. We were joined by Method Gundidza, from our South African partner organisation, EarthLore The symposium, hosted by the Global…

By Liz Clarke Enough is enough. We will not move! This is the heartfelt cry from a rural community in KwaZulu-Natal, whose members believe that ongoing coal operations affecting a wilderness area, which is home to the Big Five, has to stop. The area under threat is the iMfolozi wilderness area, part of the Hluhluwe iMfolozi Park, where coal…

This well-known phrase – there is method in his madness – is a line in Shakespeare’s famous play Hamlet. It refers to the fact that if one takes time to look more deeply into an inexplicable situation, one often discovers there is very good reason and a purpose behind someone’s…

In this recording, made on 23 April 2018, Method Gundidza, EarthLore’s programme director, finds himself in New York speaking to heads of state and to the world at the UN’s annual Harmony with Nature dialogue to celebrate Earth Day. What a significant achievement for someone born and raised in the small rural farming community of Bikita, Zimbabwe.

News Flash from the Earth Jurisprudence Network We are delighted to share that news that Method Gundidza, from Zimbabwe, will be speaking at the 8th Interactive Dialogue of the UN General Assembly on Harmony with Nature, this Monday 23rd April. Method joins a group of panelists actively engaged in promoting an Earth-centred and non-anthropocentric…

Women in Wilderness in the Drakensberg Mountains – Cobham, South Africa By Lihle Mbokazi We left Pholela hut early in the morning to hike 14km, climbing steadily uphill to get to Gxalingenwa cave. The hike was very challenging for the 10 rural woman farmers from Mpumalanga who had never hiked…

A wonderful mention for Earthlore in the AWDF year end newsletter. Au revoir, 2017! It’s been an inspirational year, and we hope you’ve enjoyed seeing and experiencing the work of our grantees. To round off the year we wanted to share some of the best stories from the individuals…

By Sheila Berry A week ago, on Thursday 26 October 2017, one of KZN’s most dedicated and well-known activists, Wally Menne, unexpectedly passed away. His sad death, at 66 years old, leaves a huge void. He is survived by his wife, Rose Williams, Director of Biowatch, and three sons, Adam, Robus…

The root causes of the crises facing Africa today, like land grabbing and ecosystem degradation, date back to colonialism and the human-centred thinking that sees us as superior and having rights that override those of other beings. This course reveals Earth-centred laws and ways in which our traditional cultures recognise…